Forensic Nursing Science

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Written and edited by the most respected authorities in forensic nursing and forensic sciences, this new edition provides the tools and concepts you need to collect evidence that is admissible in court, determine the significance of that evidence, and provide accurate, reliable testimony while administering high-quality patient care. Now in full color throughout, it remains the most comprehensive, highly illustrated text of its kind. Provides a comprehensive, updated guide to forensic nursing science, paying special attention to the International Association of Forensic Nurses's (IAFN) goals for forensic nursing.Retains a focus on assessment skills and the collection and preservation of evidence, following the established guidelines of the forensic sciences. Prepares you to provide testimony as a fact witness or a forensic nursing expert. Includes an illustrated case study in almost every chapter, helping you relate the information to clinical practice.Highlights important recommendations for interventions in Best Practice boxes, including the evidence base for each.Summarizes important points in Key Point boxes, so you can quickly review the most important concepts in each chapter.Explores the evolving role of forensic nurses in today's health care facilities and the community.Edited by Virginia Lynch, founding member and first President of the International Association of Forensic Nurses and Janet Barber Duval, both well-respected pioneers and educators in the field.Contains 300 full-color illustrations integrated throughout the text, so you can view evidence quickly and easily, as it is likely to appear in practice.Presents information on courtroom testimony and depositions in one reorganized, streamlined chapter, giving you a full, organized treatment of this extremely important topic.Includes twelve new chapters: Digital Evidence, Medical Evidence Recovery at the Death Scene, Asphyxia, Electrical and Thermal Injury, Intrafamilial Homicide and Unexplained Childhood Death, Human Trafficking, Credential Development for Forensic Nurses, Gangs and Hate Crimes, Ethics Issues in Forensic Nursing, Forensic Physics and Fracture Analysis, Sexual Deviant Behaviors and Crime and Forensic Epidemiology.Contains heavily revised information on Prehospital Evidence, Forensic Investigation in the Hospital, and Human Abuse and Deaths in Custody.Features critical thinking questions with every case study, so you can thoroughly consider the implications of each clinical scenario.

Introduction to Forensic Nursing Science

Evolution of Forensic Nursing Science

Concepts and Theory of Forensic Nursing

Forensic Nursing Education

Principles and Techniques of Forensic Science

Forensic Epidemiology and the Forensic Nurse

Crime Scene Processing

Principles of Forensic Evidence Collection and Preservation

Forensic Photography

Behavioral Analysis

Digital Evidence and Forensic Investigations NEW

Forensic Toxicology

Evidence Collection in Human Subjects

Forensic First Response: Approach for Emergency Medical Personnel

Forensic Investigations in the Hospital

Sexual Assault Evidence Recovery

Evidence in the Emergency Department

Multi-Casualty Scenes

Postmorten Science and Forensic Analysis

Forensic Investigation of Death

Forensic Nurse Examiners in Death Investigation

Intrafamilial Homicide and Unexplained Childhood Deaths

Medical Evidence Recovery at the Death Scene NEW

Postmorten Sexual Assault Evaluation

Analysis of Autoerotic Death Scenes

Taphonomy, Necrosearch, and Mass Grave Exhumation

Mechanisms of Injury and Death

Physics, Restraints, and Fractures

Motor Vehicle Collision Reconstruction

Blunt, Sharp, and Firearm Injuries

Bite-Mark Injuries

Asphyxia

Electrical, Thermal, and Inhalation Injuries

Violence and Interpersonal Crimes: Role of the Forensic Nurse

Child Maltreatment: Forensic Biomarkers

Elder Maltreatment: Forensic Biomarkers

Relationship Crimes

Sexual Violence: Victims and Offenders

The Sequelae of Sexual Violence

Sexual Exploitation of Children and Child Pornography

Youth Gangs and Hate Crimes NEW

Forensic Mental Health and Correctional Issues

Psychiatric Forensic Nursing

Suicidal Behavior and Risk Assessments

Forensic Nursing in Correctional Care

Sudden Death During Restraint: Excited Delirium Syndrome

Global and Cultural Crimes

Socio-Cultural Crimes: A Forensic Approach

Sexual Deviant Behavior and Crimes

Female Genital Mutilation

Human Trafficking

Legal and Ethical Issues in Forensic Nursing Roles

Legal and Ethical Issues in Forensic Nursing Roles

Testifying as a Forensic Nurse

Malpractice and Negligence

Ethics and Ethical Decision Making in Forensic Nursing NEW

Research with Vulnerable Subjects

Organ Donation and Tissue Transplantation

International Law and the Forensic Nurse Examiner

Credentialing and Career Planning

Credential Development for Forensic Nurses

Global Expansion and Future Perspectives

International Association of Forensic Nurses Vision of Ethical Practice